News has broken out about the sale of THQâs assets and it looks like many of the defunct publisherâs signature franchises have been acquired. But, surprisingly, some seemingly bankable properties havenât been snatched up.
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Many of the titles mentioned in a previously published assets list were sold off today. Most conspicuously, WWE isnât mentioned in the list of sold-off franchises mentioned in an official goodbye letter from earlier today. The pro wrestling license was the source of annually released games, which ranked among THQâs top earners for years. Another installment of the WWE franchise was said to be in development, presumably due to hit shelves later this year. But so far, no suitors for the video game slice of Vince McMahonâs empire have emerged.
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Vigil Studios, the wholly owned dev group of the two Darksiders games, also hasnât found a home yet. The future for any further Darksiders games was nebulous and updates to the dev teamâs work on the Warhammer franchise were unclear as of a month ago
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In the letter that circulated to THQ employees today, exec leaders Brian Farrell and Jason Rubin said:
Some assets, including our publishing businesses and Vigil, along with some other intellectual properties are not included in the sale agreements. They will remain part of the Chapter 11 case. We will make every effort to find appropriate buyers, if possible.
That seems to hint that THQ may yet find companies willing to take on the WWE franchise and Vigil. Kotaku has reached out to WWE representatives for comment and will update this story if we hear back.
